No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: U-Roy R.I.P..

There was another important motivation for providing instrumentals for sound systems. By the mid-1960s, the first generation of sound system operators turned record producers were increasingly devoting time to their production activities, and their roles at dances were filled by resident deejays, the most loquacious of whom began to “toast” (that is, rap) over the music to excite the crowd. The first deejays were people like Count Machuki and King Stitt (both working Coxsone’s Downbeat system), and with the emergence of the groundbreaking U-Roy (Ewart Beckford) with King Tubby’s sound system around 1970… These musicians specialized in exhorting the crowd to dance with their various styles of stream-of-consciousness vocalizing; the new dub plates, with vocals partially or completely removed, allowed the deejays the sonic space to improvise freely over the rhythm as would a jazz soloist. Clive Chin remembered the rise of the deejay as a dominant force in the sound systems, and the role the dub plate played: “Sound system become modernized now. You no have one turntable no more, you have two turntable, so you play the vocal, like Heptones’ ‘Tripe Girl’ or ‘Guiding Star,’ and just about as the music finish after three minutes and change—BOOM!—the version just come in with the drum and bass and the man just pick up the mic at the same time and begin to toast, him a nice up the sound!”

— Michael Veal, Dub: Soundscapes And Shattered Songs In Jamaican Reggae.

Uncle Morty’s Midnite Mobile Dispensary™ pulled up in front of the Purple Bat Lounge last Saturday evening, as it does every week. However this stop was distinguished by the unveiling of Sleeroy, yet another cannabis strain named for N.C.I.P. co-host Lee-Roy. What this did for the dog’s ego, already a thing of brobdingnagian proportions, you’ll have to hear to believe. Which you can in fact hear, along with oodles of great music, simply by clicking immediately below…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 258 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Delfonics — “I Told You So” — La-La Means I Love You: The Definitive Collection

Murphy Williams — “Get On Up” — Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983

The Bomboras — “Mystery Planet” — Head Shrinkin’ Fun

Jackie Edwards — “I’m Still Waiting” — The Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee Story

Television — “Friction” — Live At The Old Waldorf

Kieu Oanh — “Dem Cuoi Cung” — Saigon Supersound Volume One 1965-1975

Cat Stevens — “Matthew & Son” — Matthew & Son

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

Leroy & the Drivers — “The Sad Chicken” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Edip Akbayram — “Yakar Inceden Inceden” — Love, Peace & Poetry: Turkish Psychedelic Music

John’s Children — “Remember Thomas A Becket” — Halcyon Days: 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets

U-Roy — “African Message” — Dread In A Babylon

The Real Kids — “Solid Gold” — The Real Kids

Omar Khorshid — “Aziza” — Guitar El Chark

The Lafayette Afro Rock Band — “Heels & Soles” — Afro Funk Explosion

La Cuarta Calle — “Camino A Casa (On My Way Home)” — Venezuela 70 Vol. 2: Cosmic Visions Of A Latin American Earth – Venezuelan Experimental Rock In The 70s & Beyond

Link Wray — “Rawhide” — Bullshot

Jack Costanzo — “Goza Negra” — Mr. Bongo

THE THIRD SET

Flaming Ember — “Gotta Get Away” — Mojo Roots Of Hip Hop

Clarence Curvan — “Feeling Nice” — Feeling Nice Vol 1: A Collection Of Superrare & Superheavy Funk 45s From The Late 60s & Early 70s

Phil Flowers — “The Dances” — ‘Black’ Rock ‘n’ Roll / Savage Kick Vol. 04

Vis-À-Vis — “Gyaesu” — Obi Agye Me Dofo

The Bambinos — “Algiers” — The Lavender Jungle: Tempting Treats From The Land Of Exotica (1957–1963)

Takeshi Terauchi — “South Pier” — Nippon Guitars

Small Faces — “Lazy Sunday [mono]” — Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake

Afrosound — “Gaita Colombiana” — Calor

THE FINAL SET

The Pretty Things — “Singapore Silk Torpedo” — Silk Torpedo

Gasper Lawal — “Kai Anibaba” — Abio’sunni

The Only Ones — “Another Girl, Another Planet” — The Only Ones

The Icebreakers & The Diamonds — “Dub With Garvey” — Planet Mars Dub

The Velvelettes — “Needle In A Haystack” — Hitsville U.S.A.: The Motown Singles Collection

The Generation — “People Are The Same” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Lewis Furey — “Lewis Is Crazy” — Lewis Furey

Pictured: Sroeng Santi.

Those listeners in attendance for the previous Saturday’s episode (Ep. 256) of No Condition Is Permanent can well attest to the righteous indignation felt at the time by co-host Lee-Roy. The cause of our favorite pit bull’s chagrin? The latest issue of Lee-Roy’s favorite canine specialized sex fetish magazine, Paws’n’Gravy, had not been delivered as yet. Lee-Roy accused his fellow DJ and human minder Reeshard of failing to re-up the subscription, implying some form of censorial judgement on the latter’s part for not doing so. Words were exchanged, not-so-veiled threats were lodged (by the dog, against Reeshard’s wedding tackle, it’s to be noted) with Reeshard insisting upon his own innocence throughout. Well, the issue arrived this week, just as Reeshard said it would…and not just any issue, but the annual Culinary Special, for which Lee-Roy spends much of his canine year waiting. It did not disappoint. Nor did N.C.I.P.. Brother Steve, one of the program’s Charming Deviationists™ — being those regulars in the Chat Room throughout the broadcast — deemed this episode “A Master Class in cool music.” Who are we to disagree? Hear for yourself, simply by clicking in the appropriate spot immediately below…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 257 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Chairmen Of The Board — “Everybody Party All Night” — Skin I’m In

Asiko Rock Group — “Lagos City” — Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79

The Hurricanes — “Hurrican” — Surf Guitars Rumble Vol. 1

Henri Guédon Et Les Contesta — “La Guajira Y La Rumba” — Kiké (Nostalgie Caraibes)

The Troggs — “Lost Girl” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Pan Ron — “Rom Jongvak Twist (Dance Twist)” — Cambodian Rocks

Morells — “Red’s” — Shake And Push

Jackie Edwards — “I Feel So Bad” — Sounds & Pressure: Mod-Reggae

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

Don Bishop — “Nightmare” — Malamondo 6

THE SECOND SET

Afrosound — “Azuquita” — Calor

Jay Bee & The Kats — “Tension” — Pulp Rock Instros Vol. 1

Sorn Petch Pinyo — “Laek Laow Deum Nom” — Siamese Soul: Thai Pop Spectacular Vol. 2

Danny Verne — “Red Hot Car” — Dr. Boogie Presents 26 Deranged and Smokin’ Cool Cats: The Rocketing Rise and Fast Decline Of A Music Form Called Rockabilly 1954-1959

Oscar Harris and the Twinkle Stars — “Relax (Before Doin’ Sex)” — Africa Airways Two – Funk Departures 1973-1982

Funkadelic — “Funky Dollar Bill” — Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow

Gregory Isaacs — “Leggo Beast” — Trojan Dub Box Set

The Egyptians — “Party Stomp” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 4

Sroeng Santi — “Crazy Same Same” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

Bucky & The Premier — “Cruisin’” — Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Vol. 2

THE THIRD SET

Tim Tam & The Turn-Ons — “Wait A Minute” — Palmer 45rpm

Abelardo Carbono Y Su Conjunto — “Quiero A Mi Gento” — Palenque Palenque: Champeta Criolla & Afro Roots In Colombia 1975-91

The Shufflers — “Bad, Bad Woman” — The OKeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957

Vis-À-Vis — “Gladys Mmbobor” — Obi Agye Me Dofo

The Kinks — “Till the End of the Day” — The Kink Kontroversy [mono]

The Congos — “Open Up The Gate” — Heart Of The Congos

Cecil Moore — “Diamond Back” — Sarg 45rpm

Dara Puspita — “Mabuk Laut (Sea Sick)” — 1966-1968

Bob Ridgley — “She Was A Mau-Mau” — Lost Treasures! Rarities From The Vaults Of Del-Fi

THE FINAL SET

The Mermen — “Into The West” — Food For Other Fish

Joseph Kabasele — “Ko Ko Ko … Qui Est La?” — Le Grand Kallé: His Life, His Music – Joseph Kabasele And The Creation Of Modern Congolese Music

Beep Beep & The Roadrunners — “Shiftin’ Gears” — Strummin’ Mental! Vol. 4

Rachid & Fethi — “Ana Ghrib” — 1970’s Algerian Folk And Pop

The Velvet Underground — “Beginning To See The Light” — The Complete Matrix Tapes

Junior Byles & Rupert Reid — “Remember Me” — Junior Byles & Friends: 129 Beat Street Ja-Man Special 1975-1978

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Metro — “Jade” — Metro

Pictured: The Cimarons.

To the new young bands roots reggae was a particularly relevant expression of blackness. Although US soul was an equally eloquent voice of protest, it wasn’t from the Caribbean. Whereas the older generation of West Indian immigrants used American Civil Rights and Black Power as a revolutionary template – the 1968 Olympics clenched-fist protest had considerable global impact – their children seemed determined to break this connection. To them, America of the 1970s was represented by movies, music and TV detectives, and although those racial reference points included the keenly received John Shaft, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Black Moses, Superfly, Huggy Bear, Curtis Mayfield, Richard Pryor and Roots, they were never celebrated with the same seriousness as, say, This Is Augustus Pablo or Burning Spear’s Social Living. And compared to a Jah Shaka sound-system dance – as it frequently was – there was never going to be anything righteous about a discotheque. The British kids looked to make the most of their island heritage, as to assume an English identity was becoming increasingly at odds with a welcome mat that was wearing woefully thin, and with Rastafari and roots reggae presenting a ‘home-grown’ rebel stance they just didn’t need the USA. And the bonus was that to absorb the whole dread package was as much about going forward as it was about somewhere to take refuge.

— Lloyd Bradley, Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King

Just an elderly former music writer and his improbably horny dog playing records at potentially illegal volume during a Saturday evening spent at a dive bar in a bad part of town…What could go wrong? To find out, click on the big arrow immediately to the south of these words…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 256 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Kool & The Gang — “Hollywood Swinging” — Sweet Soul Music: 23 Scorching Classics from 1974

Nkengas — “Jungle Funk” — Club Africa Vol.1 – Hard African Funk, Afro-Jazz, & Original Afro-Beat

The Rendells — “Hot Licks” — Intoxica! Strange and Sleazy Sounds From The SoCal Suburbs

وليد غلمية = Walid Gholmieh — “Kaska” — ليبيا والايقاع = Libyan Folk Dances

Tony Middleton With Dave Rhodes Orchestra — “Blackjack” — Jim Jam Gems Vol. 3: Party In The Front Black Jack In The Back

Big Youth — “Train To Rhodesia” — Dread Locks Dread

The Seeds — “Pushin’ Too Hard” — The Seeds

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

The Royal Jokers — “You Tickle Me Baby” — Itty Bitty Treasure Chest (Fortune Records) Vol. 4

THE SECOND SET

Lloyd & Glen — “Mini-Skirt & Go Go Boots” — Work Your Soul: Jamaican 60s & Northern 1966-74

David Johansen — “Not That Much” — David Johansen

El Grupo Folclórico — “Tucutru” — La Locura De Machuca 1975-1980

Marvin Gaye — “Doing My Thing” — Funky Nation: The Detroit Instrumentals

Sexteto Miramar — “Apriétame” — ¡Salsa! Mi Hermana

X-Ray Spex — “The Day The World Turned Dayglo” — Germfree Adolescents

Ronnie Ong — “Buttons and Bows” — Steam Kodok: 26 A-Go-Go Ultrarities from the 60’s Singapore & Southeast Asia Underground

Raymarks — “Back Fire” — Rock’N’Roll Versus Rhythm And Blues

Dur-Dur Band — “Hiyeeley” — Dur Dur Of Somalia Volume 1, Volume 2 & Previously Unreleased Tracks

Frank Scott — “She Said” — The Jerk Boom! Bam! 5

THE THIRD SET

Thanh Vu — “Neu Minh Con Yeu Nhau” — Saigon Supersound Volume One 1965-1975

The Dragons — “Elephant Stomp” — Frolic Diner Vol. 3

Winston Edwards & Blackbeard — “Hyde Park Corner Investigation” — Dub Conference At 10 Downing Street

Chan Romero — “Hippy, Hippy Shake” — Land Of 1000 Dances

Joseph Kabasele — “Bana Na Nwa” — Le Grand Kallé: His Life, His Music – Joseph Kabasele And The Creation Of Modern Congolese Music

The Undertones — “There Goes Norman” — An Introduction To The Undertones

The Cimarons — “Wicky Wacky” — Soul Power Funky Kingston 2: Reggae Dancefloor Grooves 1968-74

Captain Beefheart — “Sun Zoom Spark” — Clear Spot

Mano Césaire Et La Formation Malavoi — “Michèle” — Premiers Enregistrements

THE FINAL SET

Al Casey — “Jezebel” — Dancehall Stringbusters

Cheb Khaled & Safy Boutella — “La Camel” — Kutché

Howard Johnson’s Nubia — “Lower Egypt” — Arrival: A Pharoah Sanders Tribute

King Tubby and Prince Jammy — “Channel One Under Heavy Manners” — Dub Gone 2 Crazy: In Fine Style 1975-1979

Electric Eels — “Jaguar Ride” — Datapanik in the Year Zero [Disc #5 – Terminal Drive]

Ilaiyaraaja / Hariram & Ramola / Ramola — “Disco Sound” — Solla Solla: Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and The Electronic Pop Sound of Kollywood 1977-1983

The Readymen — “Disintegration” — I Still Hate CD’s: Norton Records 45 RPM Singles Collection

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Ennio Morricone (feat. Edda Dell’orso) — “Le Foto Proibite Di Una Signora Per Bene” — Le Foto Proibite Di Una Signora Per Bene OST

Pictured: Peru’s Los Shains.

In everything that can be called art there is a quality of redemption. It may be pure tragedy, if it is high tragedy, and it may be pity and irony, and it may be the raucous laughter of the strong man. But down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. The detective in this kind of story must be such a man. He is the hero; he is everything. He must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor – by instinct, by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it. He must be the best man in his world and a good enough man for any world. I do not care much about his private life; he is neither a eunuch nor a satyr; I think he might seduce a duchess and I am quite sure he would not spoil a virgin; if he is a man of honor in one thing, he is that in all things.

— Raymond Chandler, The Simple Art Of Murder.

This past Saturday evening found DJ Reeshard approaching Uncle Morty’s truck near and around 10pm. The pale, elderly former rock writer reached in his pocket for a few crumpled notes of large denomination. Offering these, he received in turn a small canister marked ‘Dank Commander,’ its label additionally adorned with an image of Frank Sinatra. Reeshard did not stop to ponder the significance of this, but instead handed the small can off to his sidekick Lee-Roy. The latter promptly disappeared within the Women’s and was not heard from for several minutes. Then things happened…but if you’re curious as to what, or the three dozen plus musical choices were made that evening, simply click on the arrow immediately below. The Great Learning will then envelop you…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 255 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Love Unlimited Orchestra — “Bring It On Up” — The Best Of Love Unlimited Orchestra

Super Borgou de Parakou — “Baba L’oke Ba’wagbe” — African Scream Contest Vol. 2: Benin 1963-1980

Los Shains — “Bird Bath” — Strummin’ Mental! Vol. Three

Pello El Afrokan — “Mozambique” — Mozambique

Family — “Peace Of Mind” — Music In A Doll’s House

El Monje Loco — “La Papita” — Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds from Peru 1966–1983

Charlie Feathers — “Wild Wild Party” — 60 Songs From The Cramps Crazy Collection

A.Halim & De’fictions — “Kembali Lagi” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

The Sarr Band — “Mephisto” — Malamondo 3

THE SECOND SET

Belbao — “Casablanca Shuffle” — Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World

Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers — “Get Off the Phone” — L.A.M.F. (The Lost ’77 Mixes)

Errol Brown — “Escape Affair” — Dubb Everlasting

The Mariners — “Zindy Lou” — Cadence 45rpm

Michi Sarmiento Y Sus Bravos — “La Primavera” — Colombia!: The Golden Age of Discos Fuentes 1960-76

Shoes — “Tomorrow Night” — Present Tense

Tabou Combo — “Ce Pas” — Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds, 1960-1978

Hasil Adkins — “Rockin’ Robin” — Out To Hunch

Freddy Ranarison — “Tatsimo” — Guitar Safari: Electric Explosion In Africa

Lloyd Glenn — “Wild Fire” — Classics 1954-1957

Rita Chao — “Shake Shake Shake” — Let’s A Go-Go! Singapore And Southeast Asian Pop Scene 1964-69

THE THIRD SET

The Invaders — “Shock Treatment” — The Lavender Jungle: Tempting Treats From The Land Of Exotica (1957–1963)

Errol Brown & The Revolutionaries — “Super Tracks” — Dub Expression

Bobby Oliver — “Lucille” — Granpa’s Gully Rock: 26 Dynamite R&B Gems, Vol. 4

Sewavi Jacintho — “Miade Dua” — Togo Soul 70: Edits & Rarities

Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant — “Two of a Kind” — Swingin’ On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Vol. 2

M.Ashraf & Nahid Akhtar — “Dil Dil Dil Sambhala Na Jaye” — Disco Dildar

Masters Of Reality — “She Got Me (When She Got Her Dress On)” — Sunrise On The Sufferbus

P.Promdan — “Lung Dee Kee Mao” — Thai Pop Spectacular 1960s–1980s

THE FINAL SET

The Ronettes — “Do I Love You” — Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica

Blo — “Atide” — Chapters And Phases (The Complete Albums 1973-1975)

Prix — “Girl” — Ork Records: New York, New York

St. Vincents Latinaires — “Broasted Or Fried” — Hugo Mendez Presents Tropical Funk Experience: Island Jump Up: Caribbean Funk, Soul, Reggae, Calypso and Afro Grooves 1968-1975

The Bachelors — “Baby” — Dangerous Doo-Wop 1

Inner Circle & The Fatman Riddim Section — “Too Much War” — Heavyweight Dub

The Rockin’ R’s — “Nameless” — The Roots Of Psychobilly

The Son Of P.M. — “Luk Tung Klong Yao” — Shadow Music Of Thailand

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…    

Marvin Gaye — “Running from Love (Version 2 / With Strings)” — Funky Nation: The Detroit Instrumentals

Pictured: Sylvain Sylvain (R.I.P.) of the New York Dolls.

In her essay ‘Notes on “Camp”’, Susan Sontag said that camp is about dethroning the serious. To twist Wilde, the essence of camp is the Importance of Not Being Earnest. In another famous passage about camp – from Christopher Isherwood’s The World in the Evening – one of the characters expresses his vexation with Quakers: their dogged dedication to simplicity and sincerity, plain dress and plain speech. ‘I respect them … They’ve got the courage of their convictions, and they mean exactly what they say … What I do hate about the Quakers, though, is their lack of style. They don’t know how to do things with an air … They’ve no notion of elegance …’ (Isherwood lived for a while with a Quaker community in California, so knew about this first hand.) Another version of the puritan versus cavalier divide is Willa Cather’s dichotomy between Presbyteria and Bohemia. In her short story ‘Paul’s Case’, a highly strung, dandy youth in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – a state founded by Quakers – flouts his father’s desire for him to go into business, moves to New York and fritters all his potential in the pursuit of exquisiteness.

The big difference between Paul’s early-twentieth-century brand of foppery and its late-twentieth-century version was, as Sontag observed, that ‘the old-style dandy hated vulgarity. The new-style dandy, the lover of Camp, appreciates vulgarity.’ This was the Dolls and their audience to a T: they found amusement, even a sort of sublimity, in after-midnight B-movies, comic books and other mass-culture pabulum.

— Simon Reynolds, Shock And Awe.

For every action there is…well, truth be told, in the instance of a slight as perceived by a hot-headed pit bull, a decidedly unequal reaction. Last Saturday’s episode of N.C.I.P. began with DJ Reeshard flying solo. This wasn’t planned. Co-host Lee-Roy was nowhere to be found at air time and didn’t turn up until, some thirty minutes later, a sopping wet dog entered the Purple Bat Lounge with murder in his heart for one of the bar’s neighbors. Were I to tell you that ‘Merriment ensued…’ you probably wouldn’t believe me. You’d be right, but that didn’t stop the flow of terrific music, nor did Lee-Roy’s vengeful intent prevent Uncle Morty’s truck from pulling up at the halfway point. Indeed, one of Morty’s products proved the catalyst for an evening unlike any other experienced on Brush Street. How different? Click immediately below and hear for yourself…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 254 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The True Reflection — “That’s Where I’m Coming From” — Crème De La Crème: Philly Soul Classics And Rarities

J.M. Tim And Foty — “Eda” — African Funk Experimentals (1977-1979)

The Raiders — “Dardanella” — Surf Guitars Rumble Vol. 1

Machito — “Tanga” — Boogaloo Pow Wow: Dancefloor Rendez-Vous In Young Nuyorica

The Rev-Lons — “Whirlwind” — She’s All Right with Me! Girl Group Sounds USA 1961-1968

Angkanang Kunchai — “Yak Si Glap Isan” — The Sound of Siam 2: Molam & Luk Thung Isan from North-East Thailand 1970-1982

? And The Mysterians — “Do You Feel It” — Action

Bunny Lion — “Jubilation” — Red

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

The Angelos — “Bad Motorcycle” — Inferno Party

THE SECOND SET

Charanjit Singh — “Aayega Aanewala – Transicord (Mahal)” — Instrumental Film-Tunes

Heinz — “I’m Not A Bad Guy” — Halcyon Days: 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets

Tradition — “Natty Rockers” — Tradition In Dub

Billy & The King Bees — “Susie Q” — Volt 45rpm

Le Ry-Co Jazz — “Zaïna” — Dansons…Avec Le Ry-Co Jazz

The 13th Floor Elevators — “Earthquake” — Easter Everywhere [Stereo]

Los Wembler’s De Iquitos — “El Chuchuhuashero” — La Danza Del Petrolero

The Undertones — “My Perfect Cousin” — An Introduction To The Undertones

Andre Toussaint — “Nassau Cha Cha” — Mirror to the Soul: Caribbean Jump-Up, Mambo and Calypso Beat 1954-77

Howard Werth — “Obsolete” — Dangerhouse Volume One

THE THIRD SET

La Logia Sarabanda — “Todos O Ninguno” — Guayaba

New York Dolls — “Subway Train” — New York Dolls

Bantous Jazz — “Watchi Wara” — The Shrine Presents Afrobeat

Danny Cobb — “My Isabella” — Jukebox Mambo: Rumba and Afro-Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Ana Ries Kenalky” — Nubian Magic

Roxy Music — “Serenade” — Stranded

King Tubby — “Hijack The Barber” — Dub From The Roots

THE FINAL SET

The Crossfires — “Chunky” — Out Of Control

Afrosound — “Una Abeja En El Semáforo” — The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol. 2

Alan Vega and Martin Rev — “Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne” — Suicide (Second Album)

Elegance Jazz — “Ngalula Marthe” — Congo 70: Rumba Rock

The Answer — “I’ll Be In” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 3: Feeling Zero

J. Ismail & ‘D’ Irama — “Lupakan Aku” — Steam Kodok : 26 A-Go-Go Ultrarities from the 60’s Singapore & Southeast Asia Underground

Duke Mitchell — “The Lion” — Crystalette 45rpm

Jun Mayuzumi — “Ai Ga Hoshii No” — Nippon Girls 2: Japanese Pop, Beat & Rock’n’roll 1965-70

The Dramatics — “Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo” — Detroit Soul 4: Andre Williams

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…    

Ennio Morricone — “Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!” — Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! OST

Pictured: The Standells.

Pictured: Jackie Mittoo.

...Keyboardist Jackie Mittoo…especially cited by many musicians as unsung heroes whose musical genius guided Studio One into the roots era and enriched Jamaica’s bank of riddims immeasurably. Dudley Sibley echoed the sentiments of many Jamaican musicians when he explained: “You can’t leave out the great Jackie Mittoo. Jackie would hardly go home. Jackie would live at Studio One. Night and day Jackie would be at Studio One, thinking how to evolve this music. Him really play a great part, him a the brainchild in the riddim.” If anything, Sibley’s comments are an understatement, considering Mittoo’s arrangement with Dodd, under which the keyboardist allegedly agreed to compose five new riddims per week—theoretically totaling thirteen hundred riddims during his five-year stint at Studio One!

—  Michael Vela, Dub: Soundscapes And Shattered Songs In Jamaican Reggae.

As resident DJ’s at The Purple Bat Lounge, Reeshard & Lee-Roy did a serviceable job of putting to bed a year whose tail end most couldn’t see soon enough. Sure, there was some drama in the Women’s — when isn’t there? —  and the occasional but always amusing friction between human and dog couldn’t be denied. But all concerned emerged from last Saturday evening glad for their place at the dark end of Brush Street. You can be too, even though you probably don’t live anywhere nearby. Just click on the big arrow immediately below, and prepare to murder a couple of hours with a soundtrack best suited for just such an (in)activity…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 252 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Earth Wind & Fire — “Shining Star” — Sweet Soul Music: 24 Scorching Classics From 1975

Jo Bisso — “Lovers Concerto” — African Disco Experimentals (1974 to 1978)

Manuel & The Renegades — “Woody Wagon” — The Surf Creature Vol. 2

Googoosh — “Age Mishod Che Mishod” — Rangarang: Pre-Revolutionary Iranian Pop

The Mirettes — “He’s Alright with Me” — She’s All Right with Me! Girl Group Sounds USA 1961-1968

The Revolutionaries — “Regulation 15” — Can’t Stop the Dread: High Note Roots 1975-1979

The Athenians — “I Can’t Stand It” — Halcyon Days: 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets

Tito Puente — “Chi Que Te Va a Gustar” — The Complete 78s Vol. 3

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

Manfred Hübler & Siegfried Schwab — “Kamasutra” — Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party

THE SECOND SET

Los Dandy’s — “Normal Nomás” — Lindo Amorcito

The Misunderstood — “My Mind” — A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds Of 1966

Jackie Mittoo — “Jumping Jack” — Champion In The Arena 1976-1977

Alan Vega — “Magdalena 82” — Collision Drive

The Original Funk — “Loy KraTong Disco” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

Wire — “Mannequin” — Pink Flag

Foundars 15 — “Money Or Love” — Co-Operation

Soul Brothers Six — “You Gotta Come A Little Closer” — Philadelphia Roots

Dacita & Her Orquesta — “Solido Joaquin” — Pachuco Boogie Featuring Don Tosti

THE THIRD SET

Joe Lutcher — “Ojai” — Jukebox Mambo: Rumba and Afro-Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960

The Jamaicans — “Love Uprising” — Trojan Rare Groove Box Set

The Neon Boys — “That’s All I Know (Right Now)” — Neon Boys + Richard Hell and the Voidoids

Docteur Nico & Orchestre African Fiesta — “Yo Soy Tu Dolor” — Merveilles du Passé 1967

Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez — “The Happy Organ” — Happy Organs, Wild Guitars And Piano Shuffles

Michi Sarmiento Y Sus Bravos — “Hong Kong” — Colombia! The Golden Age of Discos Fuentes 1960-76

The Paley Brothers — “Too Good To Be True” — The Paley Brothers

Unknown Artist — “Unknown Title” — Cambodian Swing Machine

THE FINAL SET

The Neons — “Tuscon” — Mad Mike Monsters: A Tribute to Mad Mike Petrovich Vol. 2

Le Grand Kalle — “Camaro” — Congo: Rumba On The River

The Pop Group — “3:38” — Y

A.Sukiyaki & The Swinging Surfaris — “Kachang Gorengan” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

Eddie Kirk — “The Grunt” — Fortune 45rpm

Tabou Combo — “Eleve L’ecole” — Haïti

Marvin Gaye — “’T’ Plays It Cool” — Trouble Man OST

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…    

Pharoah Sanders — “Astral Traveling” — Thembi

Pictured: William ‘Bootsy’ Collins.

“LSD was a big part of why I left James Brown’s band,” Collins admits. “I promised myself I’d never do it during a show, but we had a father-son relationship, and he pestered me so much not to do it that one day I just did. My bass turned into a snake and I can’t even remember playing. After, he called me in the back room, as he always did, and was explaining how terrible I was – even when I wasn’t taking LSD. I laughed so hard I was on the floor. To him, that was very disrespectful. He had his bodyguard throw me out.”

— Bootsy Collins, interviewed by The Guardian (2017).

Were you really, really in need of shelter from the plague (no, not that one) that is Xmas music, all you had to do was step inside the Purple Bat Lounge last Saturday evening. Holiday? What holiday? Within the bar’s stygian confines all was as it should have beeen on the dark end of Brush Street: DJ’s Reeshard & Lee-Roy spun some three dozen storming tunes, Uncle Morty stopped by and a very promising Blaxploitation double feature beckoned at The Madison Theater. Yes, our preferred dive was safe from seasonal so-called cheer, but not without effort:  Local carolers turned up at the alleyway entrance, only to be scared off by local pimp Lotsa Poppa, brandishing an extra-large Lee-Roy Cocktail™. Check it all out for yourself, simply by clicking immediately below…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 251 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Carrie Lucas — “Dance With You” — Club Epic (A Collection Of Classic Dance Mixes) Vol. 2

Napo De Mi Amor et Ses Black Devils — “Leki Santchi” — African Scream Contest

Four El-Moroccos — “To-Bango” — Strummin’ Mental! Part Three

La Logia Sarabanda — “Llamada Del Sur” — Guayaba

Kevin Ayers — “Day By Day” — The Confessions Of Dr. Dream And Other Stories

Eddie Warner — “Poppy Chimes” — Alexis Le-Tan & Jess Presents Studio Ganaro: Space Oddities (1972-1982)

Love — “Softly To Me [Mono]” — Love

Ahmed Malek — “Tikjda” — Musique Originale De Films

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

Soul Runners — “Grits ‘n Corn Bread” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Les Loups Noirs — “Escale A La Martinique” — …Toujours

The Smoke — “My Friend Jack (Demo Version)” — A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds Of 1966

Jackie Mittoo — “Blue Lue” — Keep On Dancing

The Swallows — “It Ain’t The Meat” — Blowing The Fuse: 1952

Alessandro Alessandroni — “Cantiere” — Ritmo Dell’industria N°2

James Reese & The Progressions — “It’s Got Soul” — Wait For Me: The Complete Works 1967-1972

Adnan Othman — “Gadis Semalam” — Bersyukor: A Retrospective of Hits by a Malaysian Pop Yeh Yeh Legend

The Nervous Kats — “Chong” — Ikon Records Story

Ray & His Court — “El Sapo” — Cookie Crumbs: A Funk Anthology

THE THIRD SET

Wayne Cochran — “Chopper 70” — Crash Of Thunder

Jo Bisso — “Give It Up” — African Disco Experimentals (1974 to 1978)

The Knockouts — “You Can Take My Girl” — The Goodie Train

M.Said & Les Remaja — “Temasah Ria” — Pop Yeh Yeh: Psychedelic Rock from Singapore and Malaysia 1964-1970: Vol.1

Johnny Thunders — “Leave Me Alone” — So Alone

The Travellers — “Natty Dread At The Controls (feat. U-Black)” — King Jammy’s Presents: Black Black Minds

William ‘Bootsy’ Collins — “Countracula (This One’s For You)” — The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Maria-Maria” — Nubian Magic

THE FINAL SET

The Revolutionaries — “Kunta Kinte Version One” — Drum Sound: More Gems from Channel One Dub Room 1974-1980

Mickey Baker — “Steam Roller” — R&B Hipshakers, Vol. 2: Scratch That Itch

Manzanita — “Un Sabado Por La Noche” — Chicha For The Jet Set

Nathaniel Mayer — “I Wanna Dance with You” — I Just Want to Be Held

M.Said & Les Remaja — “Adek-Ku Pulang” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

Rolling Stones — “Claudine” — Some Girls (Bonus Tracks)

İpucu Beşlisi — “Heyecanli” — Turkish One Hit Wonders (1967-1976)

Iggy & The Stooges — “Shake Appeal” — Raw Power (1997 Iggy Pop Mix – 2012 Vinyl Remaster)

Bappi Lahiri — “Discotheque Music” — Bombay Disco 1 (Disco Hits from Hindi Films 1979-1985)

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…    

Moondog w. Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Jon Gibson— “All Is Loneliness” — Moondog, The Viking Of 6th Avenue: The Authorized Biography

Pictured: Peter Perrett of The Only Ones.

Pictured: Fela Kuti.

Saturday — when Fela presented his ”Comprehensive Show” complete with the Egypt 80 dancers and an enormous, ritual conical “cigar” presumably filled with marijuana and various native herbs — was also mainly a dance night, with the most diverse audience of the week; listeners traveled from all over Lagos and beyond to enjoy the music. For some attendees, a visit to the Shrine, with its marijuana smoking, go-go dancers, and antigovernment lyrics, was an act of social rebellion in itself. Others came to engage, examine, or debate Fela’s political philosophy. Still other visitors were content merely to enjoy the music, irrespective of its political sentiments. Each show concluded at dawn with Fela pausing before the shrine in the rear of the building. With intense flames leaping into the air, the “Chief Priest of Shrine” paused — flanked by two young male attendants — to salute his ancestors and Pan-Africanist heroes, before returning home as the rest of Lagos awakened with the dawn.

— Michael Veal, Fela: The Life And Times Of An African Musical Icon.

Nigerians had (and now have again, albeit in rebuilt form) The Shrine. Denizens of the darker end of Brush St. in downtown Detroit have The Purple Bat Lounge. These two entities, half a world distant from one another, are less dissimilar than one might suspect initially. In both cases patrons tend to stay all night, regardless of curfews and legislated hours for Last Call, as the prospect of returning home before dawn represents nothing less than a foolhardy impulse. Both establishments bear renown out of proportion to their humble settings. And both places benefit from associations with charismatic figures: One attended The Shrine to see, hear and dance to Fela – and you can only find Lee-Roy at The Purple Bat Lounge. Need proof? Click on the arrow immediately below…

LISTEN TO EPISODE 248 OF NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT:

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 249 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Rufus & Chaka Khan — “You Got the Love” — Sweet Soul Music: 23 Scorching Classics from 1974

Afro Soul System — “Tink Tank” — Akwaba Abidjan: Afrofunk in 1970s Ivory Coast        

The Spiders — “Don’t Blow Your Mind” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 2: Chicks Are For Kids!

Melih & Faruk & Serdar & Saygun — “Aynali Carsi” — Turkish One Hit Wonders (1967-1976)

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band — “I Love You, You Big Dummy” — Lick My Decals Off, Baby

Big Joe — “World Wide Kaya” — At The Control

The Yardbirds — “Hot House Of Omagarishid” — Roger The Engineer (a.k.a. Over Under Sideways Down)

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

Michele Torr — “Non, A Tous Les Garcons” — C’est Chic! (French Girl Singers Of The 1960s)

THE SECOND SET

The Real Kids — “All Kindsa Girls” — The Real Kids

Catchito & Cacha Po — “Fine Fine Woman” — Guitar Safari : Electric Explosion In Africa

The Carnations — “Scorpion” — Dancehall Stringbusters Vol. 2

Bappi Lahiri — “Disco Title Music From ‘Dahshat’” — Bollywood Bloodbath: The B-Music of the Indian Horror Film Industry

Wire — “Sand In My Joints” — Chairs Missing

Sadistic Mika Band — “Taifuuka” — Kurofune (Black Ship)

The Four Clippers — “You Can’t Trust A Woman” — Vicious Vicious Vocals! Volume Vun

Los Mirios — “Muchachita del Oriente” — The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru

Dennis Coffey — “Impressions Of” — Big City Funk

THE THIRD SET

King Tubby’s — “King At The Controls” — Psalms Of Drums: The Black And White Story

The Slits — “Love Und Romance” — Cut

Very Be Careful — “Playas Marinas” — Escape Room

The Mermen — “Honeybomb” — Food For Other Fish

Fela & Africa 70 — “Who’re You? (Original 45 Version)” — Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound in 1970’s Nigeria

THE FINAL SET

Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers — “Born to Lose’ — L.A.M.F. (The Lost ’77 Mixes)

Omar Khorshid — “Rahbaniyat (Rahbani Variations)” — Guitar El Chark

Paul Gayten — “Hot Cross Burns” — Sound Of Detroit 2: Original Gems From The Motown Vaults

Ros Serey Sothea — “Jam 10 Kai Thiet (Wait 10 More Months)” — Cambodian Rocks

The Standells — “Medication” — Dirty Water

Icebreakers w. The Diamonds — “Grand Rock” — Planet Mars Dub

Roxy Music — “Angel Eyes” — Manifesto

Manzanita — “Mi Choza, Mi Chacra y Mi Mujer” — Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds from Peru 1966–1983

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…                      

Marga Benitez & The Mello-Tones — “Winos On Parade” — Marga 45rpm